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Desmond and Deirdre Doyle will have been married for twenty-five years in October. It falls to the Doyles' eldest daughter, Anna, to decide how best to commemorate her parents' Silver Wedding. No use asking her sister Helen, living in her London convent, or her brother Brendan, who has chosen another form of exile on a bleak farm in the West of Ireland.

But it is unthinkable not to have a party, even though for the Doyles, family occasions are more difficult than for most. For each of them is keeping up a front, nursing a secret wound, or smarting over a hidden betrayal. And as the day draws nearer, so the tension mounts, until finally the guests gather at the party itself...(less)

Maeve Binchy writes of people whose lives would never touch mine. I can't decide if her writing is old-fashioned or maybe it's the topics she picks to write about. And yet, her characters have problems that I can relate to, some of them from a distance. And I can't stop reading, so eager to know how it all turns out.

In this book, people have been living lives of lies -- don't we all? -- and it all comes to a head when the silver wedding anniversary of a couple with three children is coming up. I sure hope if and when my silver wedding anniversary comes up, I've lived a better life! I've learned a lot from this novel.(less)

Like all Binchy's books, or at least all of them that I've read, this one is steeped in the emotions -- the blessing and the curse -- of friendship and family. The intertwined stories of Desmond and Deirdre Doyle, their three children, the man and woman who were best man and maid of honor at their wedding, and the priest who married them each illustrate different aspects of love and loss, and the lengths to which we go to preserve the happiness of those we love, even when we get it wrong.

Segametsi Moumakwa I also felt a bit depressed by some bits, but only because I could identify with the characters. But I thoroughly enjoyed it and was sad each time I c...more I also felt a bit depressed by some bits, but only because I could identify with the characters. But I thoroughly enjoyed it and was sad each time I came to the end.(less)

Now having read Silver Wedding, written in 1988, I can understand why it was never promoted as the others have been. As always she engages the reader in her characters, in their successes and their shortcomings. These characters seemed to have more "shortcomings" than most. That part was really depressing.

It was lacking in the humor which she brought in subsequent novels. It was a real downer. All the characters came together in the end, but none of the problems were really resolved. None of the questions were answered. And ... I suppose that's a lot like real life, but it was depressing. I suggest that you skip this one and enjoy all of her others.(less)

Desmond and Deirdre Doyle are approaching their Silver wedding anniversary. Anna, their oldest, believes that there needs to be a big party to celebrate the occasion - but knows she'll be the one to do all the work to plan it. Helen is living in a convent and Brendan is on a farm off in the wilds of Ireland. Also invited are Maureen Barry, who had been Maid of Honor, Frank Quigley who was Best Man and Father James Hurley who had been the officiating priest. It seems everyone has secrets that mu...more Desmond and Deirdre Doyle are approaching their Silver wedding anniversary. Anna, their oldest, believes that there needs to be a big party to celebrate the occasion - but knows she'll be the one to do all the work to plan it. Helen is living in a convent and Brendan is on a farm off in the wilds of Ireland. Also invited are Maureen Barry, who had been Maid of Honor, Frank Quigley who was Best Man and Father James Hurley who had been the officiating priest. It seems everyone has secrets that must be kept from the others for the sake of keeping up appearances. Will they all show up on the special day?

Talk about disfunctional family! Yet I find myself also thinking Typical Binchy. Unlike the other books of hers I've read, this one is set in England instead of Ireland. In this one, each character has a chapter which develops their past and the receipt of the invitation to the party. The book ends with the final chapter being the party. I wasn't sure what to expect with the party, but was satisifed with the way it all pulled together.

Wow, this book was filled with so much angst about how we appear to others--it was very distressing. I could see so much truth in how the families held secrets and also in how people operated dishonestly. It was sad to me how low the esteem was of most of the characters in the book. It just goes to show that living life means everything is not going to be positive and everyone we meet has something in their past that is not so great. I just wished people were less judgmental of each other (in th...more Wow, this book was filled with so much angst about how we appear to others--it was very distressing. I could see so much truth in how the families held secrets and also in how people operated dishonestly. It was sad to me how low the esteem was of most of the characters in the book. It just goes to show that living life means everything is not going to be positive and everyone we meet has something in their past that is not so great. I just wished people were less judgmental of each other (in the book and in 'real life'). The writing was good because each chapter was devoted to a character and Maeve's imagination was going wild! Then she carefully threaded everyone together in the final chapter when the Silver Anniversary party actually takes place. Well done. (What a treat for me--I received this book as a freebie in an Irish newspaper on one of my trips to Ireland. To enjoy it was a double treat!)(less)

The characters of this story all put forth one view of their lives to others around them ... as you read each chapter based on a different character, you find out the real story. In the end you get the feeling that many of them are beginning to realize that "projecting the right image" isn't as important as living a life you can be happy with and in.

Amanda The father and two of the kids were definitely taking their heads out of the sand and asking themselves what they wanted out of life. The mother and t...more The father and two of the kids were definitely taking their heads out of the sand and asking themselves what they wanted out of life. The mother and the confused would-be nun seemed determined to live life looking through a pair of smeary, rose colored glasses, turning their backs on anything that challenged them or threatened their world view.

Everyone has an idea of happiness and married bliss. Maeve Binchy captures the fragile facade that Diedre and her husband Desmond have built around their lives which wards off the prying eyes of outsiders and deludes them into a false sense of security. Their daughter Anna is the only one of their three offspring who is in a position to organise the twenty-fifth wedding celebration to mark this major milestone . Maeve Binchy uses to its best effect her easy conversational style making this an ea...more Everyone has an idea of happiness and married bliss. Maeve Binchy captures the fragile facade that Diedre and her husband Desmond have built around their lives which wards off the prying eyes of outsiders and deludes them into a false sense of security. Their daughter Anna is the only one of their three offspring who is in a position to organise the twenty-fifth wedding celebration to mark this major milestone . Maeve Binchy uses to its best effect her easy conversational style making this an easy interesting holiday novel. Her scope for discussion stretches to the guests at the celebration, their history with the family, their current circumstances and the strange turn of events as the characters seize goals and fulfilment before it eludes them.

Maeve Binchy's books are meant to be read on a very cold day around a fire - a snuggle up day. No telephones ringing, no interruptions. She has the ability to reflect the life of a community with insight, empathy and a good dollop of humor. She also underlines the importance of bonding in the impersonal world of online socializing rather than real life involvement in other people's lives, which is happening more and more.

Like most of Binchy's books, there were several narrators. However this time each person got to narrate their own chapter. I felt this book jumped around a lot with all the different narrations, it made the story hard to follow. Some of the chapters I got half way through and...more Silver Wedding tells the story of the celebration of a couple's 25th wedding anniversary, starting with the planning, followed by a series of flash backs mixed with present happenings, and all culminating at the big event.

I received this book in a Yankee swap for Christmas. I read it in 2-3 days. I found myself caught up in the different characters introduced, who were all headed for the Silver Wedding party. I thought the author did a clever job of weaving their lives together and showing how life can get complicated, or not turn out at all like the characters thought it would, or how people really aren't who they might seem, or how perceptions are individual. I think the individual characters lives will be inte...more I received this book in a Yankee swap for Christmas. I read it in 2-3 days. I found myself caught up in the different characters introduced, who were all headed for the Silver Wedding party. I thought the author did a clever job of weaving their lives together and showing how life can get complicated, or not turn out at all like the characters thought it would, or how people really aren't who they might seem, or how perceptions are individual. I think the individual characters lives will be interesting to discuss at book club, if we read it.(less)

The main characters are brought together for the silver wedding of their parents or friends Desmond and Deirdre. Originally they are from Ireland, Deirdre from Dublin and Desmond from West Ireland. Two different worlds. They fall in love during summer in London when they are young and never leave. The sun lives in Ireland, their youngest daughter is a nun and the oldest daughter has a blooming career.

Silver Wedding sounded interesting in theory, but in execution it didn't quite pull off what I think Binchy was aiming for. The premise is that Deirdre and Desmond O'Doyle are preparing to celebrate their 25th (silver) wedding anniversary and each individual chapter focuses on the lives of individuals involved with the anniversary party. The O'Doyle Children, Desmond and Deirdre as well as the best man of their party, the maid of honor and the priest who presided over the wedding. On the surface...more

Binchy takes all this time to build a back story on each individual character and then seems to go NOWHERE with the story. The "silver wedding" takes place and you keep waiting for something to happen and nothing does. Everything ties up in neat little packages, in such an odd way you're totally cheated of the INTERESTING part of the story. So yeah.... I was disappointed. It was nice to have a distraction... but honestly... I ended up feeling more like I wasted my sick time. This book gets a 3/10- with an "avoid" unless you like to waste your time on characters that are drawn well, but then abruptly end with no resolution.

Anna’s parents, Desmond and Deirdre Doyle, are celebrating their 25th Wedding Anniversary. And since this was definitely a milestone, a celebration was in order. Everyone who had been at the wedding party a quarter of a century ago had to be invited. Silver Wedding tells us the story of those in the wedding, and the children who came after, and what became of them in 25 years.

Just when I think the last book I read by ms. Binchy is my favorite, I read another and love it more than the last. This was another shining example of her grasp of inter-personal relationships. Her cousin, Kate Binchy, narrated the book and was marvelous. she handled the diverse accents beautifully. I find after reading a Maeve Binchy book I want to have coffee with her characters. I finished this book on tax day, my kitty Sabrina's birthday, and my daughter's modeling graduation.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I found some bits depressing - because they felt so real and I could totally relate, eg keeping up appearances, feeling stuck in a rut of a job. I liked the way she wrote it, each chapter from a different character's point of view. Te only thing is it could make it difficult to remember who is who. My only disappointment was that I was expecting resolutions to most of the story lines, but I was left dangling. Otherwise a great read, great story telling.

This is on of those rare books I was quite happy to be finally done with. Normally I sympathize with the characters and wish them well.. in this case, however, most of them were behaving so stupidly and were so irritating, that I'd gladly erase them myself from the surface of the fictional world :) Whenever another disaster was to fall upon another hopeless example of how not to live one's life, I was about to shout "Serves you right!". http://edufb.net/1973.pdf http://edufb.net/82.pdf http://edufb.net/3515.pdf http://edufb.net/194.pdf http://edufb.net/3219.pdf http://edufb.net/1540.pdf http://edufb.net/579.pdf http://edufb.net/1334.pdf http://edufb.net/1725.pdf http://edufb.net/674.pdf http://edufb.net/1090.pdf http://edufb.net/560.pdf http://edufb.net/211.pdf http://edufb.net/377.pdf http://edufb.net/1755.pdf http://edufb.net/2043.pdf http://edufb.net/3902.pdf http://edufb.net/3010.pdf http://edufb.net/3741.pdf http://edufb.net/1376.pdf http://edufb.net/1684.pdf http://edufb.net/2085.pdf